The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-17
THE ST. THOMAS HORROR.
THERE ARE TWELVE DEAD Ind 100 OR
MORE INJURED.
Many Injured In the Wreck. hut More by
the n,azinr oil from, the Exploded Tank
Tho Brnkes sntd to he TO Blame.

Many Injured in the Wreck. hut More by
the Binzinr oil irons the Exploded Tauk
Tho brakes said to he TO Blame.
ST. THOMAS Ont, July 16.-It ls now ascer-
tanned that the number OF persons killed in
last nights railway accident was twelve, as
follows:
Mrs X. smtherp and child.
Airs 8. Frame and child.
s. q. Zealand aud child.
Mrs J Boyle and three children.
Engineer Donnelly OF the excursion train.
Herman Ponsford, who died this morning from his
injuries
Mrs. s. @. Zealand is probably fatally injured.
The total number of casualties reported up
to noon is fully 100. No further deaths have
been reported as yet. but many who were seri-
ously injured by the explosion arc lying at
their own homes or those Of friends and 1t Is
almost impossible to learn their condition.
An investigation will be held In regard to
the cause Of the accident, and to discover upon
whose shoulders the blame should rest
1t Is reported that the engineer had been
drinking but 1t Is claimed that the main cause
OF the disaster was the failure OF the air brakes
The track was cleared at noon. and the tele-
graph wires were In working order before night.
Hon. Allen Francis, United States Consul.
was run over by q hose cart, and seriously in
jured about the head.
The following are injured:
Mira McGinnis burned and ankle spra,ned; Mrs un.
row, cut and burned Alderman Cochran hands singed
A. Musseiman neck burned. Mr.. Mckinney insteu
bruised and bone OF foo; broken; D. McNichol hands
severely burned; Samuel Bowby fireman, hands
burned; Conductor Matlock hands burned; r. Sanders
hands burned: II. Smith. bruised and burned; w Cal
colt hands face, and arms scalded; r. Queen.
head wrist and neck burned; Orinel Wood.
h..tiy hr,fa hark md ahn lhnp
burned: Oscar Allan. wrists and hands scorehed; W r.
Martin badly burned about hand and face; CONTEXT
Perry Van Houss,on Michigan
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the head ? John SsTeSd face and hand. ssorsSSs
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about the face and hand' Mr. Gardner badly Injured
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Nm Re,ts arm severely burned VIM Joyce Grand
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face and head Snsald Sinclair. both ears burned;
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seoTshed Robsr, Edsar AIT Line hrenan hand. burne
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feared fatally burned their faces hands and bodies Be.
terribly ,SS5sasd .'s boy named ss T.
burned seoa. The meek. and was othsrS.e IuII;
fe' c 0h ON the snse
Keiee, badly burned about the meek and back
S.iy aS4d
Sreman. severely burned ali over the body;
william william fsiners.On, Superintendent. St rnoms;;
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Dam and lex.
burned James Barry fee, and leg. badly burned Mrs.
in the and ne badly
ne and
YES: Vas "a burned from hi, George A'kmermors
It is customary for the Port Stanley. train to
come to n dead stop within 400 yards OF the
crossing: but for some reason unknown at
semaphores turned, the passenger train dashed
ahead running directly into the freight train,
and h cutting an oil tank directly in twG s.o..
that on reaching the crossing the engineer no.
ticed semaphore turned against him and at
would not work. He then threw over the lever
and reversed the engine. but It was too late.
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citizens tlocked in hundreds to see the flames.
For twenty minutes it was thought that the
flames from. catching the rear Of the Dake
House. in which case the whole eastern part OF
mass OF citizens had no idea how the FIRE broke
out. and We're unaware that beyond and inside
Of those burning buildings which covered d,
block were lying scores OF burning cars, the
wrecks OF great collision.
As the crowd sqrsed around Main street and
it began to dawn on the citizens that train
stood in the midst of the burning mass. aud a
PASSENGER train at that; The he flames Of T., ths
the dense column OF smoke which had for
thirty minutes been ascending heavenward
spread down. and, with the falling darkness oil
evening. doubly intensified the already dismal
Ali we're crowding toward the fire, but the
heat was SO intense that it was impossible to
stand within couple Of hundred feet of it.
All at once as sudden ~ thpnderbolt, an
fame seemed to reach to tho Very heavens. II
was the explosion Of an oil tank, s..,.
cries OF agony from scores OF burned persons
long long trampiinE children under foot Scores
men could be seen hurrying with burned arms
| and faces. Every doctors shop in town was
Allied with burned men and women. MI
The inquest was begun this afternoon. The
Coroner's jury viewed the charred remains OF
the victims, and, adjourned till Monday even
ing, when the. evidence will be taken.
been reported:
Mr., Gray hands burned Hiram Buek. hands severely
Duriio hands aud hesd Burned John Heard hands and
face burned; Fred Darsett hands very badly burned
C. Weller, head and scorched. Mrs. Ella Mitchell
face severely scoFched William Morris; fireman hand,
and scorched: Dr. W Z Smith right leg severely
bruised. Alex stewart, blown twenty feet and shoulder
dsocated: William Trott hands cut aud chafed: MIRA
torer badly burn ed about the head and shoulder Mrs
John King passenger in the front car left leg severely
brusei.
MS L Hovt knocked down in the s.ampess
burned on the head and hands; a son Of " strange
hired from the top Of box by the explosion and
severely shaken aud bruised Nora acDonaid fell in the
stampede. and as badly tTamplet upon Ars Howarth
very painfully burned and bruised her right foot and
ankle crushed.
The Hon. Allan Francis is not supposed to be
over him. bruised his abdomen internally. He
| was struck by the shaft and badly bruised In
the region Of the eye.
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